My One-On-On-One Interview: Migration To Canada

Part A In the field of public safety it is important to understand and acknowledge other cultures within our society. By understanding differences among individuals, officers can increase their ability to serve and protect our community through the idea of community policing. However, not everyone is entitled to the same opinion that I have in regard to culture. For my one-on-one interview I decided to interview someone who I did not know in order to obtain an unbiased perspective on this topic. My interviewee’s name is Daniel, and here is how it went. I started the interview asking him to tell me a little bit about himself. He started off by telling me he was born in Switzerland and immigrated to Canada when he was around five years old. Because he immigrated to Canada, he was able to obtain a dual citizenship between Switzerland and Canada. This gave him a

He believed that “it is already integrated within our lives, so it is not that important.” He also did not think of cultural identity on a personal level more of a national level. I asked him if he could expand on his answer, and he said if he left the country, he would define himself with the Canadian culture versus his personal culture. Whereas within Canada he would describe his personal culture. I thought this answer was unique because he would define himself differently depending on where he was. He started explaining how he feels as if Canada is becoming a homogenous country in the sense everyone is migrating towards the Canadian culture, and he finds himself doing the same thing. This is why he feels as if it is already integrated within our society. I again asked why he would explain his personal culture within Canada and he honestly did not know why. Until now he did not realize he was doing this, but thought maybe culture is an important part of his identity after